Garment-hanger.



l.. Ni. MLCALLUM,

GARMENT HANGER.

wwcArmN .FILED JULY im;

1 l 84.7G0- mmm my Q3, 1916 A T TOR NE E.

'5 A further UNITED sraras ,PATENH LEwIs M. MCCALLUM,

Goons sois-IPANY, cHUsETTs.

germen.

OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T0 PARKER WIRE 0F `WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, A. CORPORATION 0F MASSA- To all w/towi it may concern L' Be it known that I, Lewis M. MCCALLUM, a citizen of the United States of America, residing in the city of Worcester, county ot Worcester, and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improve- Aments in Garment-Hangers, of which the follovving is a specification.

,This Ainvention relates generally to gar` ment hangers. i'

More specifically, it has to do wlth imroved garment hangers, adapted for use by travelers, which are :arranged to occupV very smallamount of space. y

An gobject A,f the invention is to providea' garmeut'han'ger, suitable p vests, trousers andovercoats, which A1s so formed that it occupies a very small space, .whereby it is arranged for convenient packing .in a grip or suitcase. @Another-object is to provide in agarment liangerpan improved supporting hook3vhich "is Vnriovaljle :Croma be used to'isup'portf Convenient for packing. g Anotherobj ect is -to provide'in a .garment hanger improved means for locking the sup-y porting hook in both its positions.`v

object is to; provideja garment hanger vwhich is strong, durable, and cheap to manufacture.A j` Y *I am aware thatl 'garment' hangers in large numbers and many varieties have heretofore been used. Moreovcnj. garment hangers, having foldable hooksfhave also been used,

as well as foldab'lehangers feSgned for cone' venient packing. I seek, however, to provide Aan improved hangerin-Whichall-the j parts lie in one plane,whereby-thehanger 'lies flat and occupies minimumof space. Furthermore, I provide simple, strong and durable,and"isadapted to support coats, vests, trousers, and even "Many of the is vmadecup of bent into the desired shape. "Such devices -do not Alie flat in aV suit case and takev up considerable room. V:My device .plies absolutely flat, since' the partsallflie in one plane, and occupies an extrei'nelyy small Vamount of space. Nol .part of my garmllt fla-t, extendszhighe t 'single wire Speciication of Letters Patent. Application fixed .ruiy 9, i915.

-a .partial side ",porting hook 1 henger Y for holding coats .wardly in parallel and the hangerto aposi on illovsupport trousers, which lthe shoulder portions of a hanger' which v'is foldable hangers, 1,255; lliovvn bvV the prior art,l have two arms each two spaced wires hangen'whenlaid han the thickness of a 1 fhangerl is especially .1

Patented May 23. 1916. semi No. 38,966.

suitable for travelers, since, on account of its structure, it occupies a minimum of space. In the accompanying drawings, wherein I purposes of illustration one preferred embodiment of my invention, Figure l is a front elevational view of the hanger;

`ig. 2 is a side elevational view hanger; Fig.A 3 is a partial View taken on the line 3*3 looking inthe direction of the arrows; Fig. 4 is a partial plan view of the hanger with the supporting hook removed; and' Figj is 'elevational view of the sup- -shown removed` `from the of Fig. 1,' and 'Referring to the drawings in detail: l represents in general, the wire, from which the garment hanger is formed.- This single piece of wire is bent into the form shown in Fig. l so-that the two free ends 5 extend 11pclosely adjacent relation.

-2 represents a horizontal may be 'folded ereover. Two inclined portions `3 extend npwardly inconverging relation from this horizontal portion and are arranged' to fit a coat.

4 represents steeply inclined portions of the wire l, which lare arranged to fitv the collarportion of a. coat. From theseportions 4 other portions-11,v substantially"horizonta1, connect with the ends 5, heretofore described. I

'Between the two extending ends 5 which is pivotally parallel andA upwardly at This h oolris designed to support the.

It 1s to be lnoted particularly that" the hookand hanger lie in the saine plane ...as shown byfthe"v side View in sectional plan` portion 1 adapted.

of wire l, is a hook 6,l

in the concave portions 10 to hold the hook in leither the full line or the' dotted line position shown in Fig. 1. It is to be understood thatl there is sufficient Spring in the ends 5 to permit the bosses 9 to force them outwardly, .when the hook 6 is turned on its.

It should be noticed Athat the only .operas tion needed in forming the hanger, is sim-v ple bending, with the single exception of the hole for the pivot 7. Similarly, the hook is Jformed by :bending and the portions 8 and 9 thereof by stamping. Thus, the

' hanger all voccupies a very The hook Gmayl 3 and 4v is to support the coat or other garment inthesame relative vpositionthat it occupieswhen it is worn'.

Due to the fact 'that the parts of the lie inA one plane' and .that the thickness of these parts is that of a single Wire' only, the device lies perfectly Aflat and small space in a suitcase. be moved. to and held in vthe dotted line position to` still further reduce the space occupied. Thus, 1 have provided asimple yet strong Vand ldurable garment vhanger which is particularlyadapted for packing. It is well known that many modifications may be made in the structure heretofore described With- 'out departing from thescope of my invention, which is defined in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A garmenthanger, comprising incom- -'bination, a garment supporting Vmember formed from a single piece having its two free ends bent upwardly into parallel relation, and a hookpivotally attached to said ends, said hook and said of wire and member being so formed that all their. parts lie .in one common plane, and means (90m,-v

l ward position,

rie/moo prising projections on the lower depending side portions ,of the hook for locking said .hook in the common plane, as described.

Q. A garment hanger, comprising, a inember formed vfrom a single vpiece of Wire vhaving its free ends bent upwardly into said member being bent parallel relation, to form a horizontal supporting portion for trousers and other portions formed with 'short upwardly extending portions extending parallel with the free ends and other portions extending in a direction nearly parallel with the supporting portion to fit the collar and shoulders of a coat, a hook adapted to support said member and piv otally mounted in and between lsaid vfree ends, and means comprising projections on the side portions of the ,hook to lock said hook -in a position to support saidmember and in another position to retain the hook folded, 'said hook and said member' being sol formed that all the parts thereof lie in one common plane, whereby the hanger may liei'lat when packed. l l

-3. A wire garment hanger comprising a horizontally arranged supporting portion for a garment, upwardly inclined'portions integral with said horizontally arranged portions extending toward each other to receive and support the shoulder portion of a garment, and substantially horizontally inwardlyV extending portionsinte'gral with the'said inclined portions to support the collar portion of a garment, and `upwardly extending spaced portions integral with the horizontally arranged in wardly extending portions, a supporting hook pivotally located between said spaced portions, and means comprising projections on the sides of the hook to retain said 'hook in either an upward or downas described, the parts of said hanger being arranged in the same plane when the hook4 is in either of said positions.

aul

Vitnesses: A

WM. E. Lo'rrnior, CLAYTON B. ANGELL. 

